An all-Black collegiate swimming and diving team from Howard University won its first conference championship over the weekend, making history during Black History Month.
Askew, an alumnus of Howard and a former swimmer at the university, believes that to bridge demographic disparities in the swimming realm, it takes initiative at a higher level.
Swim education among African American children is low, with about 64% of African-American children with little to no swimming ability, according to aAskew, a swim coach since 2014, told ABC News that increased exposure at an early age could promote healthy growth in swimming, especially among minorities and inner-city youth.
"It allows them to be around people who share experiences that they can't normally talk about or they can't really express themselves. They can't really be authentically themselves. So now they're able to come out of their shell, they're able to be themselves, and they're able to shine while doing it," Askew said.
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